Looking NE from Cerro Dragon

Looking NE from Cerro Dragon
180° panorama, looking NE from Cerro Dragon on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Day 10, August 3: South Luangwa National Park

Out again in the early morning, to see guineafowl. Lots and lots of guineafowl.



We actually tooka long, looping drive up the Luangwa. 


A spotted hyena, hugely uninterested in us.


Weaver finches at a massive nest


Tawny eagle

Meves' starlings, and go-away bird, in the mud.

Crested barbets, boy...

...and girl

The mighty wildebeest, slummin' with some impalas.


The magnificent martial eagle


A handsome white-browed coucal.

A rather splendid looking racket-tailed roller

 ...and from the side

A southern ground hornbill.

Yellow-billed storks and  an African spoonbill (at the rear)

An African fish-eagle, harassing the storks

A white-fronted bee-eater

Red-billed quelea, part of a larger flock.



Here he is with a yellow-crowned bishop.


Three-banded plover


Southern red-billed hornbill.


And a sleepy kitty.

A hippo, being groomed by red-billed oxpeckers.

A white-browed sparrow weaver

African openbill stork.

We returned to the lodge for lunch, and a big fight. Her majesty decided we were going to visit a textile store. I have no interest in souther African textiles, and this struck me as a bit much. Furthermore, we had a 2 hour break, and if the older ladies in our party wanted to go groove on some textiles, I had no problem; I just didn't see why my wife and I had to be part of it. Eventually, it was decided to let them go check out textiles (the store was only aboput a mile from the lodge), return, and pick us up. 

This is where we went that evening, lraving from the textile store. We crossed the Luangwa via the human-powered ferry, and went hunting for wild dogs. On the banks of the river, we spotted a...


...common greenshank

A white-fronted plover

Puku male at sunset


After much searching, we did eventually find a pack of wild dogs, who who hidden in the bushes. After too many fumbles with my camera, this is the best I could do.

























































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